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October Term 1946 · decided Feb 10, 1947

Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing et al.

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  • Everson v. Board of Education of the Township of Ewing, OT 1946.
  • Citation: 330 U.S. 1.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1947-02-10 (October Term 1946). Citation: 330 U.S. 1. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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